person-hour

noun

The amount of work that can be done by one person in one hour.

“Holonyms: person-day, man-day < person-month, man-month < person-year, man-year”

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man-hour
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Meanings

nounperson-hour (plural person-hours)

plural person-hours

  1. The amount of work that can be done by one person in one hour.

    Holonyms: person-day, man-day < person-month, man-month < person-year, man-year

    Synonyms: man-hour

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe amount of work that can be done by one person in one hour.

Similar
man-hour
Also see
man-hour

Origin

Compound of person + hour, although, as with any such unit of measure (e.g., ton-miles, newton metres), the mathematical relationship of multiplication is simultaneously involved: X persons working during Y hours = X × Y = Z person-hours.

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APA

person-hour. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/person-hour

MLA

“person-hour.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/person-hour. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “person-hour,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/person-hour.

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